Primula pulverulenta (Candelabra Primula)
Botanical Information
| Family | Proliferae |
| Genus | Primula |
| Species | pulverulenta |
| Category | Perennials |
| Origin | From Western China. Introduced by E. H. Wilson, a Kew trained horticulturist, from one of his Chinese plant collecting expeditions (1899-1911). |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 4 - 8 |
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone | 2a - 8a |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Zone | H4 - H7 |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Temperature (°C) | -35 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) | -30 - 20 |
| Height | 0.5 - 1 m |
| Spread | 0.1 - 0.5 m |
| Growth | Medium |
| Flowering Period | May, June |
Description and Growing Information
| General Description | Robust herbaceous perennial. |
| ID Characteristic | Oblong ovate leaves and erect light green stems topped with purple flowers. |
| Landscape | Flower borders. |
| Propagation | Division in early spring or seeds sown in autumn. |
| Cultivation | Best grown in deep fertile soil. |
| Pests | Slugs, bud eelworms and glasshouse red spider mite. |
| Habitat | Wet meadows and along stream banks at an altitude of 2,200-2,500 m. |
| Leaf Description | Elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate, a rounded apex and 11-15 secondary veins on either side of the midvein, 7-18 x 4-8 cm. Leaves are grouped together to form a rosette. |
| Flower Description | Purplish-pink with a red or purple eye. |
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